Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root’s unbeaten 137 guides visitors to 252/6
England captain Joe Root continued his mastery over spinners on the sub-continent, reaching a second consecutive hundred with his unbeaten 137 in the second test helping the tourists reach 252 for six at tea on day three Sunday.
England still trailed by 129 runs after the home side was 381 all out in its first innings.
Root, who had posted his 19th career test hundred before lunch, also passed Kevin Pietersen’s tally of 8,181 test runs to become England’s fifth highest run getter in the five-day format.
Root tallied a double hundred in the first test that England won by seven wickets.
England batsmen have struggled against Sri Lanka’s spin but Root has remained untroubled.
